The Electric Horseman
The Electric Horseman
Release: 1979-12-21
·Runtime: 122m
·★ 6.1
Drama
Romance
Comedy
Western
A former champion rodeo rider is reduced to using his saddle skills to promote a breakfast cereal in a gaudy Las Vegas show. When he's asked to perform with a $12 million horse, he discovers it is being doped to remain docile. He flees into the desert astride the beast in an act of defiance. A story-hungry female reporter gives chase.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Columbia Pictures
Universal Pictures
Rastar Productions
Wildwood Enterprises
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Jane Fonda
as Hallie
Tom Willett
as Pedestrian Walking Past Sonny's Cadillac (uncredited)
Valerie Perrine
as Charlotta
Nicolas Coster
as Fitzgerald
Allan Arbus
as Danny
James B. Sikking
as Dietrich
Willie Nelson
as Wendell
Patricia Blair
as Fashion Narrator
Timothy Scott
as Leroy
Will Hare
as Gus
Lois Hamilton
as Joanna Camden
Roger Lowe
as Reporter
Tasha Zemrus
as Louise
Sydney Pollack
as Man Who Makes Pass at Alice (uncredited)
Robert Redford
as Sonny
John Saxon
as Hunt Sears
Quinn K. Redeker
as Bud Broderick
Wilford Brimley
as Farmer
Basil Hoffman
as Toland
Brendan Kelly
as Grocer
